# N397Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 7, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=397Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397Z

## Aircraft that carried N397Z

- [Cancelled 1993-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397Z-1993-10-07): Beech 35-A33, S/N CD275. Owner: [Borman Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORMAN%20ROBERT%20D), [Mountain View, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Mountain%20View)

## NTSB investigations on N397Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA162), May 5, 1993: Beech A33-35 (N397Z), Theodosia, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND, A HEAVY WEIGHT LOAD, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH TO LAND THE AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N397Z (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930505012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012319A), May 5, 1993: Beech 35A33 (N397Z), Theodosia, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Full load and quartering tail wind on takeoff. Poor climb. Stalled into trees. Too much flap. No engine defects.

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